Notes: First Unitarian of Worcester was founded in 1785. The
present meeting house was dedicated in 1851 and a large 2m E & G
G Hook, Op 184, was installed in 1855. It was replaced in 1901 by a Steere
III/38,
which was, in turn,
replaced by Casavant Op. 936, a 4-manual. The building was virtually
destroyed in the New England Hurricane of September 1938 when the steeple
crashed through
the roof, smashing the crossbeams and demolishing the center structure.
Luckily, the organ escaped serious harm. It was replaced in 1964 by the
Aeolian-Skinner.